Walter Henry Poole

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Commander R.N.R. Walter Henry Poole, R.D. (24 August, 1887 – 17 March, 1945) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Poole was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]

Poole was appointed in command of the destroyer Thrasher on 30 April, 1918.[2] An inspection by Captain Monroe in the midyear was notedly satisfactory.[3]

He was demobilised on 25 January, 1919.[4]

Poole was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[5]

Poole was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1930.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lionel M. Kelly
Captain of H.M.S. Thrasher
30 Apr, 1918[7][8] – 25 Jan, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
  3. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.
  4. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.
  5. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.
  6. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.
  7. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
  9. Poole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/117. f. 117.